#1. SUPER HIGH RATE OF REFUSAL GOES ON AT CHANDIGARH, NEW DELHI
#2. VISA REFUSAL: CANADA AND INDIA SHOULD ESTABLISH SOME TRANSPARENCY
#3. INDO-CANADIAN INFLUENCE KEEPS GROWING IN SURREY, ABBOTSFORD
#4. FEWER INDO-CANADIANS GETTING KILLED IN GANG VIOLENCE
#5. WHITE RACISTS’ THREAT: CALGARY POLICE SLEEPING?
#6. FBI: PUNJABI AND URDU ‘CRITICAL’ TO INVESTIGATIONS
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Surrey will be investing $1 million in a Mat Room in a new gymnasium at the Newtion Recreation Centre that is expected to provide a huge boost to members of the Khalsa Wrestling Club and the Guru Hargobind Wrestling Club that have won medals at the provincial, national and international levels.
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Since western troops entered Iraq and Afghanistan, the western media has focused on the plight of the Muslim woman. Yes, it is bad in some parts of the world, says Imam Mohamad Rachid. Rachid, who gave a talk on Islam and its view on women at the Al-Salaam Mosque in Burnaby, on Wednesday. The Imam is an expert in Islamic Shariah Law and is a sessional professor at UBC and SFU.
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It seems that Ripudaman Singh Malik’s financial future is pretty dim as the B.C. Supreme Court ruled that the provincial government is entitled to foreclose mortgages on two properties in which he is part owner: the Executive Hotel in Harrison Hot Springs and a prime commercial property in Vancouver's Yaletown if he fails to cough up $1.6-million within three months. The mortgages were part of the government's financing agreement with Malik.
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Abbotsford Police on Thursday announced that no charges will be laid in the tragic August 24, 2007 wedding crash in which six people lost their lives and 19 others were injured during a pre-wedding celebration (“Jaago” procession).
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The idea that Omar Khadr isn’t being brought home to Canada because Canada’s Prime Minister has issues with the colour of his skin and his faith was an unsettling statement made by Canadian Islamic Congress President Mohamed Elmasry.
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#1. SURREY MAYOR PARTICIPATES IN YOGA CAMP
#2. SURREY CIVIC COALITION NOMINATES CANDIDATES FOR NOVEMBER ELECTIONS
#3. SOCIETY OPENS SECOND RECOVERY HOUSE IN SURREY
#4. SURREY CIVIC COALITION’S CANDIDATE RYAN SLAMS COUNCIL
#5. FLAVOURS OF SURREY: CELEBRATING AGRICULTURE, CULINARY TALENT
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#1. SHOOTING INCIDENT IN SURREY
#2. STABBING INCIDENT AT SURREY WEDDING RECEPTION
#3. SLAIN EAST ASIAN MAN WAS KNOWN TO POLICE
#4. CBSA SEIZES OVER 800 REPLICA FIREARMS
#5. JUDGE SAYS NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO CONVICT SUSPECT
#6. RCMP: TOBACCO COMPANIES ARE NOT ABOVE THE LAW
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Not only they don’t qualify because of lack of the very experience they are seeking, but they are also told their overseas credentials do not meet Canadian standards. Enough noise was finally made by politicians who represented large ethnic constituency, as well as non-profit organizations that recognized the challenges faced by these newcomers. The result is FCRO.
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Broken promises, terribly inadequate transit service and fuel taxes are just some of the hallmarks of the Campbell government when it comes to bringing in expanded, affordable transit options for Surrey.
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#1. CANADA CONDEMNS RECENT INDIA BOMBINGS
#2. NDP: TOLLED PATTULLO ANOTHER BROKEN PROMISE FROM CAMPBELL
#3. THE GOLD BRACELET LEAVES VANCOUVER AUDIENCE SPELLBOUND
#4. MORE PEOPLE DIE ON B.C. DAY LONG WEEKEND THAN ON ANY OTHER HOLIDAY WEEKEND
#5. NEW BOOK QUESTIONS CLAIMS OF INDIAN CIVIL RIGHTS ICON
#6. DION: KHADR MUST BE REPATRIATED TO FACE CANADIAN JUSTICE
#7. DO NOT CALL LIST: COUNTDOWN BEGINS!
#8. HEALTH WARNING: SALMONELLA CASES ON THE RISE IN B.C.
#9. DANGERS OF NEW COPYRIGHT LAW DISCUSSED AT DHALIWAL’S COMMUNITY MEETING
#10. NDP: NEW POLL SHOWS OVERWHELMING OPPOSITION TO GAS TAX
#11. NDP: ROCKSLIDE SHOWS NEED FOR OVERDUE CONTINGENCY PLAN
#12. FBI WARNS OF STORM WORM VIRUS
#13. MINISTRY OF HEALTH SERVICES TO GET $120M CASH INFUSION
#14. B.C. JOINS CALIFORNIA COURT CHALLENGE OF GHG STANDARD
#15. HEALTH AUTHORITIES SCORE HIGH IN HOUSEKEEPING AUDIT
#16. $300,000 GRANT TO IMPROVE SPECIAL NEEDS SERVICES
#17. PEDIATRIC ICU RENOVATIONS BENEFIT B.C. CHILDREN, YOUTH
#18. CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON NEW ROYAL JUBILEE HOSPITAL
#19. GOVERNMENT ENCOURAGES SUPPORT OF LOCAL FARMERS' MARKETS
#20. SOUTH FRASER PERIMETER ROAD COMPETITIVE PROCESS OPENS
#21. NDP: SOUTH FRASER ROAD PLANS PUT BOG & FARMLAND AT RISK
#22. B.C. INCREASES CLEAN TECH INNOVATION VENTURE CAPITAL
#23. CRTC: COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY REVENUES UP BY 5.7 PER CENT
#24. TILMA: ORGANIZATION SAYS B.C. DEAL MAKES A MASH OF LOCAL DEMOCRACY
#25. LIBERALS: CONSERVATIVES MISUSING TAXPAYER-FUNDED RESOURCES
#26. HUMANE SOCIETY AD PUTS QUESTION TO ABBOTSFORD CHRISTIANS
#27. CANADA POST CELEBRATES LIFESAVING SOCIETY CENTENNIAL
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Calling gang violence “arguably the most pressing social problem in the region,” Heed said: “I have called for that comprehensive, coordinated, assertive strategy to deal with the suppression of these gangs, even before we get to the intervention and prevention of gang activity. So that’s where we are right now.”
